[JEFFERSON, Thomas]. Observations sur la Virginie, par M. J***, Traduites de L'Anglois. Paris: Chez Barrois, 1786. 1st published ed. viii,290 [should read 390],[1]pp. 1/2 title, large folding map supplied in expert facsimile, table. Rebound in period style, 3/4 brown morocco over 18th-century marbled paper-covered boards, gilt ornamented spine, red morocco.....
LEWIS, Meriwether, and CLARK, William. History of the Expedition Under the Command of Lewis and Clark... A New Edition, Faithfully Reprinted...with Copious Critical Commentary...by Elliot Coues. New York: Francis P. Harper, 1893. Three text volumes plus atlas, totaling 1364pp. Facsimiles. Plates.Folding map. Large octavo. Original half cloth and paper boards.....
MELVILLE, Herman. Piazza Tales. Original blindstamped cloth. New York: Dix & Edwards, 1856. First edition. BAL 13669. Sadleir, Excursions, p. 231. Wright II- 1702. In brown cloth with yellow endpapers. Melville's first collection of short stories--the only one published in his lifetime--including his classic tale "Bartleby the Scrivener. Minor wear.....
NEAL, Daniel. The History of the Puritans or Protestant Non-Conformists, from the Reformation to the Death of Queen Elizabeth: with an Account of Their Principles; Their Attempts for a Further Reformation in the Church; Their Sufferings; and the Lives and Characters of Their Principal Divines. London: Printed for Richard Hett.....
[OLDMIXON, John]. British Empire in America, Containing the History of the Discovery, Settlement, Progress and Present State of All the British Colonies, On the Continent and Islands of America...With Curious Maps of the Several Places, Done from the Newest Surveys. By Herman Moll, Geographer. London. 1708. Two volumes. xxxviii,412pp. plus.....
(VIRGINIA REGIMENTAL). [PAGE, Richard Channing Moore]. Sketch of Page's Battery, or Morris Artillery, 2d Corps, Army Northern Virginia, By One of the Company. New York: Thomas Smeltzer, Stationer and Printer, 1885. 1st ed. 82,[1]pp. Later gilt-ruled full calf, original printed front wrapper bound in, housed in custom cloth slipcase. Title.....
RAFINESQUE, Constantine S. Medical Flora; Or, Manual of the Medical Botany of the United States OF NORTH AMERICA. Philadelphia. 1828/30. Two volumes. [8],xii,268;276pp. plus one hundred plates printed in green. Bound in are two copies of the titlepage and dedication leaf of first volume. 12mo. Modern calf, gilt morocco spine.....
ROSE, Victor M. The Life and Services of Gen. Ben McCulloch. Phila.: Pictorial Bureau of the Press, 1888. 1st ed. Pp. 25-260, Portraits. Orig. blindstamped cloth. Near fine. HOWES R-443,"aa": "Most famous Texas ranger." Dornbusch II, 2991. Presentation inscription from the author on front free endpaper. "The standard study.....
[SAUR BIBLE]. Biblia, Das Ist: Die Heilige Schrift Ales Und Neues Testaments, Nach Der Deutschen Uebersetzung D. Martin Luthers Mit Jedes Capitels Furtzen Summarien, Auch Bengefugten Vielen Und Richtigen Parallelen.... Germantown: Christoph Saur, 1763. [4],992,277,[3]pp. printed in double columns. Quarto. Contemporary calf, raised bands, spine in six compartments. Calf lightly.....
WASHINGTON, George. The Last Will and Testament of Gen. George Washington. Boston: Printed for John Russell and Manning & Loring, 1800. 24pp. Disbound. Signature removed from head of title page, light scattered foxing, else a very good copy with bottom edge untrimmed. HOWES W-145. Evans 38991. The scarce Boston edition.....
(RHODE ISLAND). (NEWPORT). COLLINS, John. The City and Scenery of Newport, Rhode Island. Illustrations, Drawn on Stone...Burlington, N.J., 1857. 12 1/2" by 17 5/8". Letterpress title-page and 6pp. of text. Two-color lithographic map of Newport and its environs, thirteen tinted lithographic views by Collins, printed by Thomas Sinclair. Oblong folio.....
SIMKINS, Francis B. & PATTON, James W. The Women of the Confederacy. Richmond, Va., (1936). 1st ed. Illus. 306pp. Very good in orig. cloth.
BARTON, Benjamin Smith. New Views of the Origin of the Tribes and Nations of America. Phila.: Printed, for the Author, by John Bioren, 1797. 1st ed. xii,cix,83pp. Bound in period-style blind-ruled calf, gilt and blind-ruled spine, red morocco spine label. Small amount of light foxing on preliminary leaves, small waterstain.....
BORNET, John. Panorama of the Harbor of New York, Staten Island and the Narrows. New York. 1854. Large color lithograph, approximately 26_ x 37_ inches. Matted and framed. Very good. Large bird's-eye view of New York City with Staten Island and the Narrows in the foreground. "Bornet's harbor view features.....
CARVER, Jonathan. Travels through the Interior Parts of North America, In the Years 1766, 1767, AND 1768.... London. 1781. [4],22,[22],543,[21]pp. plus frontispiece portrait, six plates (four colored) and two partially colored folding maps. A near fine copy in full calf, with a red leather spine label. Internally very fresh. HOWES.....
COLERIDGE, S[amuel] T[aylor]. Poems on Various Subjects. Contemporary tree calf, bordered in gilt, gilt decorated spine, red morocco spine label. London: Printed for G.G. and J. Robinson, and J. Cottle, 1796. First edition of Coleridge's first book of poetry. First appearance in print of Charles Lamb, who contributed a few.....
[CORBIN, Richard Washington]. Letters of a Confederate Officer to His Family in Europe, during the Last Year of the War of Secession. Paris: Neal's English Library, [1890]. 1st ed. 94pp. Orig. gilt-ruled full red morocco, A.e.g. Spine lightly sunned, faint foxing to foredge, else very good. Exceedingly rare. Published in.....
[CRAMER, Zadok]. The Navigator: Containing Directions for Navigating the Monongahela, Allegheny, Ohio, and Mississippi Rivers; with an Ample Account of These Much Admired Waters, from the Head of the Former to the Mouth of the Latter; and a Concise Description of Their Towns, Villages, Harbours, Settlements, &c. With Accurate Maps.....
[DICKINSON, John]. Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, to the Inhabitants of the British Colonies. Boston: Printed by Mein and Fleming, 1768. [3]-146,[2]pp. Lacks the half title. Antique-style half calf and marbled boards, spine ruled in gilt, gilt morocco label. Titlepage expertly repaired in the gutter, small circular stain on.....
DOUGHTY, John and Thomas. The Cabinet of Natural History, and American Rural Sports with Illustrations. Phila.: J. and T. Doughty, 1830-1832. 1st eds. 2 Vols. 4to. vii, [i], [ii], 298, [2, index]; vii, [1], 292, [2, index] pp. Portrait frontises., engraved title vignettes, illus., 48 hand-colored plates. Period-style 3/4-calf and.....
FRANKLIN, Benjamin. Oeuvres de M. Franklin,...Traduites de L'Anglois Sur La Quatrieme Edition...Avec Des Additions Nouvelles.... Paris, 1773. Two volumes bound in one. 338, 318, [2]pp. plus twelve plates. Frontispiece portrait. 1/2-titles. Large, thick 4to. Contemporary mottled calf, ornate gilt-tooled spine, gilt maroon morocco label. Near fine. FORD 315. The first.....
GISSING, George. New Grub Street A Novel. Three volumes. Orig. dark green cloth. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1891. First edition. Sadleir 971. Wolff 2552. A good set in a 1/2 morocco folding box. One of Gissing's two best books and one of the greatest novels of the 19th century.....
HUTCHINS, Thomas. An Historical Narrative and Topographical Description of Louisiana and West Florida, Comprehending the River Mississippi with its Principal Branches and Settlements.... Philadelphia, 1784. 94, [1]pp. Early ownership signature on titlepage and in margin of two interior leaves. Bound in 1/2 calf, with marbled boards, spine gilt. Howes H-845.....
IMLAY, Gilbert. A Topographical Description of the Western Territory of North America: Containing a Succint Account of Its Soil, Climate, Natural History, Population, Agriculture, Manners and Customs... London: Printed for J. Debrett, 1797. xii,598,[28]pp. plus 3 folding maps and folding plan. Contemporary tree calf, rebacked in antique-style gilt-ruled calf, red.....
JEFFERSON, Thomas. Notes on the State of Virginia. Philadelphia. 1801. [4],436 [i.e. 436],,56pp. plus three maps (one folding), folding plate and frontispiece portrait. Antique style calf, spine gilt, gilt leather spine label. Folding plate with foxing, offsetting from the portrait and the maps. Occasional tanning to the text, most noticeable.....